Chapter 18: Go to Hell


    udia went back to her bed and picked up her baby carefully. At this moment, Conrad woke up. He


    opened his little mouth and seemed to be hungry.


    udia smiled. Now she happened to be ready to feed him, so she got out of bed, pulled up the screen


    and lifted her clothes.


    Now that she finally saw her baby, udia was overwhelmed with joy. Watching his little face and


    stroking his little hand, udia was so immersed in happiness that she didn’t even take notice of the


    person walking into her ward.


    It was when Marshall got around the screen that udia noticed him and was startled.


    “Oops... Sorry!”


    Marshall hurried behind the screen, blushing with embarrassment.


    When udia got herself ready a momentter, Marshall walked out again, took a deep breath, and


    exined, “I’m sorry for what just happened. I didn’t mean to see that!”


    udia gave a faint smile. She knew what kind of person he was since she had known him from


    childhood.


    udia stared at Marshall and said in signnguage, “Kim told me what happened. I appreciate what


    you’ve done for me the other day!”


    “Come on!” Marshall gave a bright smile. “I wasn’t that helpful. But udia, have you thought of


    treating your speech impairment again?”


    Now that Marshall brought it up, udia was a little at a loss.


    “I remember you were able to speak when you were little. What happened?” Marshall had always been


    wondering.


    Back then, he went abroad to visit his grandfather. When he came back a monthter, udia became


    mute.


    ording to ir, udia was running a fever at that time, but her treatment was dyed, so severe


    neurological damage was caused. However, Marshall had checked udia’s brain before, only to find


    that her cranial nerves were actually intact!


    Marshall stared at udia. “Now you got your own kid, and you definitely want to talk to him, right?”


    udia’s mind went nk because she hadn’t thought about this before.


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    Once she could talk, it meant the truth that her father was murdered by ir would be revealed.


    udia had to be able to speak in order to expose the vicious face of her enemy.


    But what if she got her mother, who was in the nursing home, involved?


    udia cast a look at the baby. Now as a new mother, how could she not want to talk to her child?


    udia was torn.


    On the one hand, it was the blood feud over her father; on the other, it was her mother in the nursing


    home. What should udia do now?


    “udia, what are you worried about? Tell me, and I will help you!” Marshall bent over and held


    udia’s hands, staring at her in aforting and tender way, “Trust me, OK?”


    Before udia could say anything, Ben walked around the screen and appeared in front of them.


    A sweet smile spread across his handsome face, making it easy for one to fall under his spell.


    Ben’s piercing gaze swept across their face, and then came to rest on udia’s. A momentter, his


    eyes shifted to Marshall.


    “It seems that you have plenty of time, Mr. Cooper.”


    Growing up in high society, Marshall knew how to conduct himself. He was flexible and adaptive.


    Therefore, just in an instant, Marshall recovered himself and looked at Ben, with his gentle face hard to


    read.


    “I’m on rounds. I came to check on udia and her baby in passing.”


    Ben gave a cold smile and walked over to Marshall slowly. “What? Cardiothoracic surgeons start to do


    rounds in Obgyn too?"


    Marshall frowned and said, “So you’re saying that I can’t check on my ex-fiancee?”


    “Ha!”


    Ben snorted, his eyes sharp and cold. “Why are you dwelling on the past?”


    “Because udia is a good woman who deserves love!” Marshall insinuated in amanding and


    warning tone, “Mr. Crawford, I think you’re the one who is dwelling on the past.”


    Ben raised his eyebrows and retorted, “Keep those words to yourself, Mr. Cooper!”


    Marshall gave a wry smile and said faintly, “I will! I know what I’m doing, and I hope you’ll stop where it


    should stop!”


    After that, Marshall threw a meaningful nce at udia and strode outside.


    Ben''s face darkened.


    udia was totally aware that Ben let Marshall off for the sake of Conrad.


    In the afternoon, udia was still immersed in the joy of having brought her baby back, so she took a


    nap with him.


    However, her sweet dream was disturbed, and she was woken up abruptly,


    by a basin of cold iced water.


    What awaited udia was Amber’s furious gaze. She dropped the basin to the floor with a snap.


    The piercing cold and the loud noise made udia open her eyes immediately, and the first thing


    popped into her mind was the baby. As expected, some cold water sshed over Conny’s little face,


    while a few small ice cubes hit his little head.


    He started to bawl.


    udia’s heart broke. Just as she was about to hold and lull the baby, Amber gave a hard p across


    udia’s face.


    udia''s cheek began to swell up and burn at once, her head dizzy.


    “You bitch! Ben doesn’t even talk to me now thanks to you!”


    The next moment, Amber grabbed udia’s neck violently and snarled, “Who are you to marry Ben?


    Who are you to give birth to his baby? You’re a bitch, just like your mother!”


    udia had difficulty in breathing. Since her hands were gripped by Amber and she was afraid that she


    would hurt the baby, udia could only let Amber have her own way when they were jostling.


    As she was almost suffocated, chills ran down udia’s spine. She was overwhelmed by a deep sense


    of despair.


    “Bitch! Go to hell! You’ve given birth to the baby, and you’re worthless. Just go to hell!”


    udia’s brain got lost in chaos. In an instant, all kinds of images shed across her mind, and Ben’s


    face emerged again and again.


    Amber’s shrill voice was still lingering in her ears, but udia felt it was fading away, as if it was


    In chaos, udia felt that she was about to be engulfed in darkness. Just as she closed her eyes,


    udia fell into someone’s warm arms.


    “udia!”


    A familiar and attractive voice wrenched udia back to her senses. She opened her eyes slowly, and


    what greeted her was Marshall’s concerned eyes.


    It was after he made sure udia was fine that Marshall let go of her. The next second, Marshall


    stared at Amber with his piercing eyes, as if he was about to eat her alive.


    “Amber, what the hell do you think you are doing?”


    Marshall seldom behaved like this. Ordinarily, he always impressed people with his gentleness and


    tenderness.


    He was a modest and self-disciplined gentleman.


    Very rarely did he lose temper like this.


    Stunned, Amber wanted to make an exnation. But before she could say anything, Marshall


    interrupted her in a cold tone, “All these years, you and your mother have been bullying udia. Now


    she just gave birth to her baby, and you’re scheming against her again. Don’t you think you’ve gone too


    far, Amber?”


    “What?” Amber eximed in astonishment and bit her lower lip in anger. “Marshall, that’s just bullshit!


    We’ve never bullied udia!”


    Hardly had she said that than Amber caught on and gave a wicked smile. She added at once, “I see


    what’s going on here. You’re worried about her, even more than her husband! You two are still hooking


    up behind Ben’s back, right? I wonder what he will do when he finds out about this!”